INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF H.E. ADAMA BARROW PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA 19th January 2017 Fellow Gambians and friends of The Gambia, I am humbled to stand before you to address the whole world on this historic occasion. This is a day no Gambian will ever forget in one’s […]
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The demand by health workers in Kenya must be appraised
In twenty thirteen few months after being elected the fourth President of Kenya, Uhuru Muigai Kanyatta signed the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which today has come to be a major reason for the strike which has crippled Public Health facilities. Kenya is under a nationwide strike championed by public sector […]
Senegalese Troops Enter Gambia
Senegalese troops have entered The Gambia to ensure Adama Barrow assumes power as the country’s new president, a Senegalese army spokesman has said. It comes shortly after Mr Barrow took the oath of office at The Gambia’s embassy in the capital of Senegal. He has been recognised internationally. But strongman […]
Adama Barrow Takes Oath Of Office
The Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow has just taken oath of office at the country’s embassy in Dakar, Senegal. Barrow is the Gambia’s third President since gaining independence from Great Britain in 1965. He replaces Yahya Jammeh whose constitutional mandate expired on January 18th. Jammeh lost the December 1st election but […]
Tense Gambia Awaits Barrow’s inauguration
Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow was to take power Thursday, capping weeks of tension over Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to quit which has seen Senegalese and Nigerian troops massing at the border and tourists racing to leave. With Senegalese troops backed by Nigerian forces and fighter jets gathering, the country appeared on […]
THE END OF A DESPOT!!!!
THE END OF A DESPOT!!!! By Emmanuel Daniel Joof In 48 Hours, The King of Gambia, Destined to Rule For 1 Billion Years Will be Finally Dethroned. President Yahya Jammeh the Despot Who Came to Power in a Coup detat on 22nd July 1994. JAMMEH IN A NUTSHELL: 1. He […]
African Women Petition Wives Of Gambian Army Officers
African Women Urge Gambia’s Military to Show True Patriotism PETITION TO THE WIVES OF GAMBIAN ARMY OFFICERS January 17th 2017 Dear Wives of Gambian Army Officers, We, concerned women of The Gambia and Africa, write this letter to appeal to you, to ensure that as wives and mothers, you insist […]
Jammeh Enters Hall Of Shame With Africa’s Zeroes
I begin this piece by wishing heartfelt condolences to the man of the hour, The Gambia’s New President Adama Barrow for the loss of his beloved son. The people of The Gambia have bestowed upon Barrow the Presidency of the Nation, and yet fate robs him of his beloved son. […]
Jammeh’s Emergency Order Is Illegal
One of the leaders of the Gambia’s winning coalition led by President-elect Adama Barrow has swiftly reacted to the country’s outgoing President’s declared state of emergency. Lawyer Mai Ahmed Fatty, who leads the opposition Gambia Moral Congress, said “an executive directive does not constitute law, and cannot override the law.” […]
President Yahya Jammeh Why Opprobrium in A Doom Cause or Did You Deserve to Die?
President Yahya Jammeh Why Opprobrium in A Doom Cause or Did You Deserve to Die? Alagi Yorro Jallow Only death can end both the spell to bewitch and the prerogative to dominate- and sometimes even death can snuff out power from a tyrant. The killing of a tyrant is specially […]
Jammeh Declares State Of Emergency
The Gambia’s defeated President Yahya Jammeh this evening declared a state of emergency, two days before he transfers power to President-elect Adama Barrow. The 90-day emergency takes effect immediately. Despite international pressure and threats of regional military intervention, Mr. Jammeh is refusing to step down. In a television announcement, Jammeh […]
Nigeria ‘Deploys Warship’ To The Gambia
By Tomi Oladipo BBC Monitoring’s Africa security correspondent Nigeria’s newest warship, the NNS Unity, is sailing towards The Gambia ahead of possible military intervention over President Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to accept election defeat and step down when his term expires on Thursday. A Nigerian military source tells the BBC that the […]